Utah Power & Light Co. v. Idaho Public Utilities Commission

HUNTLEY, Justice.

This appeal presents the issue of whether the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (IPUC) should be sustained in its entry of an order wherein it determined that, as between Utah Power & Light Co. (UP & L) and Idaho Power Co. (IPC), the latter is the appropriate utility to provide future service to the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory operated by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and located near Arco, Idaho.

A synopsis of the history of electrical service to the area in question is as follows: Electrical service was first provided in the area (i.e. to the City of Arco) by…